Running in Year 2023 (Goal 2023 km)

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Week in Review

Four runs this week:


  • Today = 22 K
  • Yesterday = 4 K
  • last Thursday = 3 K
  • last Wednesday = 3 K
YTD = 1784.7 K

Similar to previous years, I visited the Santa Claus parade floats prior to the parade. Some highlights:

Evolution of police cars - with Blinky!

Tim bits!

Ginger bread house

Toronto Maple Leafs

Books!


McDonalds

Pizza Pizza

Dragon!
Sausage, bacon, ham!

A dog!

Reindeer

Santa Claus!

Chief Saunders!

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Week in Review

Week in Review:

* Today = 18 K
* Yesterday = 4.25 K
* last Wednesday = 2.5 K
* last Tuesday = 3 K

This week = 27.75 K
YTD = 1752.7 K


Sunday, November 4, 2018

Hamilton Marathon Photo Race Report

Hamilton Marathon Photo Race Report
Sunday, November 4, 2018
Full/ultra marathon #65

Thrilled that bib number is a palindrome!
8 AM start line -- made it in time as the Gardiner was closed for maintenance (!)

1 K -- some uphills -- sunny yet cool weather -- quickly the runners dispersed.

2 K -- first half of the marathon is in country part of Hamilton
Amazing view of Hamilton

3 K

4 K -- scenic route


5 K

6 K

7 K

8 K -- uphill

9 K -- thank you to the volunteers who braved the cold weather

10 K


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14 K

15 K

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17 K

18 K

19 K

20 K

Time for walking - not good road surface.

22 K - entering Red Valley Parkway

23 K

24 K

25 K

26 K

27 K

28 K -- leaving the parkway... although downhill, it is at an angle so not always easy -- unfortunately, the hydration station closed so no gels :-(

29 K -- steep uphill approaching


30 K



31 K

32 K

33 K

34 K -- as there were no gels nor gatorade at some of the stations, I went to the convenience store to get Gatorade, chocolate bar, and sour candies -- this helped a lot!

35 K

36 K - back to the waterfront trail to the finish line - windy!

37 K

38 K

39 K

40 K



Finish line in sight!

Finisher's Medal

Chip time = 6:18:39
Gun time = 6:19:20
10 K = 1:16:53
21.1 K = 2:52:21
30 K = 4:15:39
8:59 min/K